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plural gazelles also gazelle
: any of numerous small to medium graceful and swift African and Asian antelopes (Gazella and related genera)
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Like other Thomson’s gazelles, Cobbler also has a white patch on his rump extending underneath his tail, distinguishing him from the larger Grant’s gazelle, whose white patch extends above the tail.
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Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
Builders will be impressed with these realistic vignettes — even the giraffe’s legs move anatomically and the gazelle comes with a fawn.
—Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Lego Creator 3-in-1 Wild Safari Animals Anyone with a mini zoologist in their life won’t want to sleep on this Lego kit that can be deconstructed and rebuilt into a few animals: a giraffe with a flamingo, a lion with a tree and butterfly, and two gazelles.
—Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Some previous studies have indeed shown that cattle can compete for grass with wild herbivores such as wildebeests, impalas, Thomson’s gazelles, zebras, buffalo, and giraffes.
—Bygeoffrey Kamadi, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
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Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
Builders will be impressed with these realistic vignettes — even the giraffe’s legs move anatomically and the gazelle comes with a fawn.
—Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Lego Creator 3-in-1 Wild Safari Animals Anyone with a mini zoologist in their life won’t want to sleep on this Lego kit that can be deconstructed and rebuilt into a few animals: a giraffe with a flamingo, a lion with a tree and butterfly, and two gazelles.
—Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Some previous studies have indeed shown that cattle can compete for grass with wild herbivores such as wildebeests, impalas, Thomson’s gazelles, zebras, buffalo, and giraffes.
—Bygeoffrey Kamadi, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Gazelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gazelle. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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gazelle
noun
ga·zelle
gə-ˈzel 
plural gazelles also gazelle
: any of numerous small graceful swift antelopes of Africa and Asia
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